Southwest Briefs

PHOTOGRAPHY

Red Rock contest

begins next month

he Red Rock Canyon Photo Contest is underway. Photos will be accepted Sept. 13-14. All color photos must be of nature or wildlife taken at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

For more details and information, call Ranger Gina Mele at 515-5355.

SAFETY

Residents invited

to First Tuesday

Southwest residents are invited to participate in the Metropolitan Police Department's First Tuesday program, held monthly at the Southwest Area Command Center, 5925 Spring Mountain Road, at 7 p.m.

On the first Tuesday of each month, officers speak on different topics of concern like dealing with graffiti, vehicle theft and keeping safe while holiday shopping. Presentations are free and open to the public.

For more information, visit www.lvmpd.com or call 229-3394.

ANTIQUES

Expert offers

free appraisals

Do you have a treasure in your attic? Want to find out? The next appraisal clinic will be held at the Antique Sampler Shoppes, 6115 W. Tropicana Ave., Sept. 3 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Appraisals are free and held on a first-come, first-served basis with a limit of one item per customer.

They are done by resident antique expert Dee Perino who has been a member of the Appraisers Association of America since 1972 and a member of the International Society of Appraisers since 1990. She has been in the antique business for more than two decades and is regularly called on to handle estate sales, insurance appraisals and bank sales.

Upcoming appraisal dates are: ; Sept. 16; Oct. 1; Oct. 14.

Call 368-1170 for more information.

MUSIC

Moonlight Concert

Series begins Saturday

The 2003 Moonlight Concert Series at the Clark County Amphitheater, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, is slated to take place through Oct. 4, and features an eclectic mix of American and world music.

Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Michelle Shocked, the Irish band Solas and New Orleans' Dirty Dozen Brass Band are the scheduled guest performers.

Admission is $8 in advance, $10 at the gate, with children 12 and younger admitted free. Tickets are on sale at Borders Bookstores, Sunset Park and Winchester Center.

The Clark County Amphitheater features lawn seating and ample free parking. Picnics are welcome. No pets or smoking on the lawn are allowed. For more information, call Clark County Parks and Community Services at 455-8200.

CONTEST

Grandparents'

advice sought

The nonprofit Elder Wisdom Circle announces its "Advice of the Wise" Grandparents Day Contest. The contest is to honor grandparents everywhere by publishing their (current or late) words of wisdom and advice. EWC is accepting entries from now until Sept. 5.

The top three Winners will be announced Sept. 7, National Grandparents Day. There is no entry fee.

Visit www.ElderWisdomCircle.org for more information.

BUSINESS

Executive meeting

offers guest speaker

The Las Vegas Executive Express Network American Business Women's Association has slated its next meeting at Lawry's the Prime Rib, 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway., Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The speaker will be Punam Mathur, vice president, diversity and community affairs for MGM/Mirage Corporate. Her talk will be "The Art of Negotiation."

The cost is $25 per person advance or $35 at the door. To RSVP call Evon Willis at 326-4438.

EVENTS

Family center

schedules luau

The HeartWorks Family Center, located in Spring Valley at 5055 S. Duneville St., has scheduled its preopening fund-raising luau for Saturday, from 4 to 7 p.m.

The HeartWorks Family Center offers childcare, parenting education, teacher training, family resources, literacy programming, a food bank, a clothes closet and more. For more information or directions, call 362-4278.

SERVICE

Spring Valley Hospital

seeks volunteers

Spring Valley Hospital, 5400 Rainbow Blvd., is in the process of recruiting volunteers. Anyone who would like to volunteer at the health care facility should contact Abbe Elwell, volunteer manager, at 894-5771 or e-mail at abbe.elwell@uhsinc.com for more information. The projected grand opening date for Spring Valley Hospital is Oct. 1.

EDUCATION

College offers

business classes

The Community College of Southern Nevada will offer fall classes through Soaring Eagle Enterprises (info@soaringeagleent.com) in business management and administration series, human resource management series, leadership and customer service series. The programs run 13 weeks and individual classes start at $55 plus materials fee. Call 651-5790 for more information.

Commission offers

scholarship help

Most families think college scholarships are only available to students with excellent grades. But here are also scholarships in categories like these: members of a church, handicapped student, "C" students, veteran children and minorities.

For more information, send a self-addressed, stamped business-sized envelope to: The U.S. Commission for Scholastic Assistance, PO Box 668, O'Fallon, Ill. 62269.


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